Noun

1. A faint light; a dim glow.

   The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.

2. A flash of light.
3. A faint or remote possibility.

   A glimmer of hope.

Verb

1. To shine with a faint light.

   The fireflies glimmered in the dark.

Etymology

Noun

1. (literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines

   Rikdommens glimmer

   The tinsel of wealth

2. mica

   Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.

   Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves